Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 12 May 2010

Good morning, everybody. A woman in Miami Beach, Florida, has reported that Sammi \”Sweetheart\” Giancola, from \”Jersey Shore\” fame, attacked her in a nightclub on Saturday. Now, your morning constitutional:

Following Gordon Brown\’s resignation yesterday, David Cameron gets to work today as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and has formed a coalition government with Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats. Cameron is the 13th Prime Minister since Elizabeth II took the throne in 1952 and the youngest (43) to take the job in over two centuries. The BBC has a run-down of his cabinet as it is installed.

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan will make the rounds on Capitol Hill today. Media Matters reports on Elena Kagan\’s experience factor, showing that she\’s as experienced as Justices Roberts, Rehnquist and Thomas. Nate Silver shows that while Diane Wood is likely more progressive than Kagan, with Kagan being younger, she becomes more valuable to progressives. Eliot Spitzer is sure she\’s not a lesbian. MLB.com breaks down Kagan\’s batting stance. Really.

West (By God) Virginia Representative Alan Mollohan, a 14-term incumbent, was defeated yesterday by challenger state Senator Mike Olibervio in the Democratic primary by 56-44 percent.

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has surged in the polls to a commanding 14-point lead over Republican challenger Charlie Baker. It appears independent candidate Tim Cahill is the loser here.

In the sixth school attack since March, a man in northwest China Wednesday killed seven children and two teachers at a kindergarten.

A drug-smuggling ordeal is upsetting fragile relationships in the Balkans.

The White House is sending legislation to Congress to allow the federal government to exact more damages from companies responsible for oil spills.

Calling the situation in Gaza a \”human tragedy,\” Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged the United States to play an active role in achieving peace in the Middle East.

The average single worker makes less than their married counterpart.

Ronald Brownstein reports on how the recession is affecting the new generation of workers.

What\’s with conservatives\’ fetish for for Founding Fathers?

The random encounters on Chatroulette are bucking a trend on the Internet that has made it more orderly.

The Senate voted unanimously yesterday on an amendment to the financial reform package  to give the Government Accountability Office more power to audit the Federal Reserve.

An amazing interview with Glenn Danzig.

Liberté v fraternité: France contemplates banning burqas.

Finally, a man whose truck was on fire drove it straight to the fire station.